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What you need to bring with you on the day of your interview

When
you attend your interview at Hampshire
County Council you will be required to provide a number of original documents to prove that you have
a legal right to work in the UK and hold relevant qualifications/registration to carry out the role
you are interviewed for.

Certain vacancies are also subject
to the receipt of a Criminal record check. If you are interviewed for such a role, you will be required
to produce three IDs to support your applications. If you are unsure whether the role you are interviewed
for is subject to the Criminal record check, please refer to the advertisement and Job Summary &
Person Specification document for that role.

The most commonly
produced documents are:

Valid UK or EU/EEA passport
in your current name

Relevant qualification/registration certificates

To support your Criminal record check application
you can also bring:

Driving licence (photocard and
counterpart licence) in your current address and in your current name

Original
of a household bill (not mobile phone) or a bank statement which is in your name, includes your current
address and is less than 3 months old. Print outs from a webpage will not be accepted.

You
must ensure that you bring the original documents with you on the day of your interview
so that they can be photocopied by the interview panel.

There
are number of other documents you can produce, so if you don’t hold the documents above, please refer
to the information below. You can also call us on 0300 555 0223 or e-mail recruitment@hants.gov.uk
if you want to check whether the documents you are bringing are acceptable. Please quote the position
reference number in all your correspondence with us.

If
you are successful in your application your offer will remain conditional (i.e. not a firm offer) until
the original documents have been seen - so remembering to bring them with you at interview will guarantee
the recruitment process is as quick as possible in the later stages.

Other
documents you may need to bring

Asylum
and immigration - proof of your right to work in the UK

To
meet its legal obligation under the Immigration, Asylum & Nationality
Act 2006, Hampshire County Council needs to ensure it has seen and checked documents to show you are
eligible to work in the United Kingdom.

Therefore when attending
an interview you must bring original copies of the following document (or documents) with you that will
be photocopied and placed on your personal file, should you be appointed.

For
ease, the majority of candidates applying for a role at Hampshire County Council should bring one of
the following documents or combination of documents:

Acceptable
documents for a person who has a permanent right to work in the UK

A
passport showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a British
citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in the UK.

A
passport or national identity card showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child
of the holder, is a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

A
Registration Certificate or Document Certifying Permanent Residence issued by the Home Office to a national
of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

A Permanent
Residence Card issued by the Home Office to the family member of a national of a European Economic Area
country or Switzerland.

A current Biometric
Immigration Document
(Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder indicating that the person named
is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.

A
current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control,
is allowed to
stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in
the UK.

A current Immigration Status
Document issued by the
Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely
in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, together with an official
document giving the
person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous
employer.

A full birth or adoption certificate
issued in
the UK which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s parents or adoptive parents, together
with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name
issued
by a Government agency or a previous employer.

A birth or
adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, together
with an official
document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government
agency or a previous employer.

A certificate of registration
or naturalisation as a British citizen, together with an official document giving
the person’s permanent
National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

Documents
which are accepted for checking purposes for a person who has a temporary right to work in the UK

Group
1 - Documents where a time-limited statutory excuse lasts until the expiry date of leave

A
current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and
is currently allowed
to do the type of work in question.

A current
Biometric Immigration
Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder which indicates that the
named person can currently stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question.

A
current Residence Card (including an Accession Residence Card or a Derivative Residence
Card) issued
by the Home Office to a non-European Economic Area national who is a family member of a national of
a European Economic Area country or Switzerland or who has a derivative right of residence.

A
current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office
to the holder
with a valid endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the UK, and is allowed to do the
type of work in question, together with an official document giving the person’s
permanent National
Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

Group
2 – Documents where a time-limited statutory excuse lasts for 6 months

A
Certificate of Application issued by the Home Office under regulation 17(3) or 18A(2) of the Immigration
(European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 to a family member of a national of a European Economic Area
country or Switzerland stating that the holder is permitted to take employment which is less
than 6
months old together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office
Employer Checking Service.

An
Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office stating that the holder is permitted to take
the employment in question, together with a Positive Verification Notice from the
Home Office Employer
Checking Service.

A Positive Verification Notice
issued by
the Home Office Employer Checking Service to the employer or prospective employer which indicates that
the named person may stay in the UK and is permitted to do the work in question.

Please
note that if - for any reason - the names given on the two documents that you supply are not identical
then you will also need to supply a third original document, to explain the reason for the difference.
This could be a marriage certificate, divorce document, deed poll, adoption certificate, or statutory
declaration.

Proof
of your qualifications and professional registration

When
you attend your interview, we need to confirm that you have the qualifications (educational and professional)
that you have stated on your application form.

This ensures
that the people Hampshire County Council employs hold the relevant qualifications for the roles which
they are going to perform and also ensures that the service delivered to our community is done so by
appropriately qualified individuals

When you attend your
interview you must bring the original certificates for all qualifications (educational
or professional) that are outlined as being essential for the role to which you are applying. These
are outlined in the Job Summary & Person Specification.

PLEASE
NOTE that this is especially important for teachers, nurses (NMC registration and proof of your
PIN number) and Social Workers (evidence of your HCPC Registration).

If
you are unsure which documents you need to bring with you then please contact us and we will be happy
to advise you.

Criminal
Record
Check ID documents to produce

IMPORTANT:
At least one document must confirm your current name, one document must confirm your current address
and one document must confirm your date of birth. Wherever possible, a document below that holds
a photograph should be submitted.

ID documents
printed from the internet (e.g. internet bank statements) are not acceptable.

Documents
in a previous name can be accepted ONLY where the applicant can provide documentation supporting a recent
change because of: